''Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine'' (German: ''Donner, Blitz und Sonnenschein'') is a 1936 German

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Erich Engels Erich Engels (23 May 1889 – 25 April 1971) was a German screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.Bock & Bergfelder p.112 Selected filmography * ''Dear Homeland'' (1929) * ''Rooms to Let'' (1930) * ''The Murderer Dimitri Karamazo ...

and starring

Karl Valentin Karl Valentin (, born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Cha ...

Liesl Karlstadt Liesl Karlstadt (; born Elisabeth Wellano, 12 December 1892 – 27 June 1960) was a German actress and cabaret performer. Alongside Karl Valentin, she set the tone for a generation of popular culture in Munich. She appeared in more than 70 f ...

and

Ilse Petri Ilse Petri (20 March 1918 – 3 February 2018) was a German stage, television and film actress. Partial filmography * ''April, April!'' (1935) * ''Das Mädchen vom Moorhof'' (1935) * ''Königstiger'' (1935) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Paul Markwitz and

Heinrich Richter Heinrich Richter (1884–1981) was a German painter and art director.Soister p.122 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916) * '' The Sensational Tr ...

. It was shot at

Terra Film Terra Film was a Berlin-based film production company. Founded in 1919, it became one of Germany's largest film production companies in the 1930s under the Nazi regime. Corporate history The company was founded at end of 1919, initially as a limi ...

's Marienfelde Studios in

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Cast

as Sebastian Huckebein, Master tailor *

as Barbara, his wife *

as Evi, their daughter * Reinhold Bernt as Franzl, Journeyman tailor *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * ''The False Prince (1927 film), The False Prince'' (1927) * ' ...

as Jacob Greizinger * Volker von Collande as Andreas, his son *

Albert Florath Albert Peter Adam Florath (7 December 1888, Bielefeld – 11 March 1957, Gaildorf) was a German stage and film actor. Early life and education Born to Joseph Florath, a locksmith, and his wife Matilda, née Burkart, he attended school in Brak ...

as Paul Huberding, Gastwirt *

Käthe Haack Käthe Haack (born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack; 11 August 1897 – 5 May 1986) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 200 films and 30 television productions between 1915 and 1985. Life and career Käte Li ...

as Wally, his wife *Käte Merk as Rosa, their niece *

Aribert Wäscher Aribert Wäscher (1 December 1895 – 14 December 1961) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * '' The Hanseatics'' (1925) * ' ...

as Georg Sonnweber, dancing master *

Gerhard Bienert Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (8 January 1898 – 23 December 1986) was a German stage and film actor. Gerhard Bienert was born in Berlin, Germany and died in the same city in 1986 at age 88. Selected filmography * '' Duke Ferrante's End'' (1922) ...

as engineer Poppe * Martha Ziegler as Moni, Greizinger's economist *Lucie Euler * Hanni Weisse *Rose Vollborn *Gerti Ober * Klaus Pohl *Hanns Waschatko *Hans Halden as Commissioner *Karl Junge-Swinburne *Walter Doerry *Hans Weidecker and Sylvia Prillinger as dance couple *Else Wunsch

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* 1936 comedy films German comedy films Films of Nazi Germany Films directed by Erich Engels German black-and-white films Terra Film films 1930s German films Films shot at Terra Studios 1930s German-language films Films scored by Werner Bochmann German films based on plays Films based on works by Max Neal {{1930s-Germany-comedy-film-stub